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Author: Ryan Larson, PhD
Date: 2/26/2026
Purpose: This README file describes the details of the replication package for 
	the following manuscript:
		The Racialized Packaging of Punishment:
			An Instrumental Variables Approach to Incarceration,
			Probation, and Monetary Sanctions
		By Ryan Larson, Robert Stewart, 
		   Veronica Horowitz, and Christopher Uggen
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- crim_paper_final.rmd: rmarkdown file to replicate analyses
- crim_paper_final.pdf: knitted PDF from rmarkdown script
- capacity.xlsx: MN Jail Capacity data to construct instrument
- Base SCAO data (monsanc.csv) is not publicly available from the Minnesota Court Administrator's Office, but can be requested at https://mncourts.gov/help-topics/court-statistics/contact (some SCOA is publicly available via subscription, some fields are not public (e.g., race) and therefore require a MN Supreme Court approval for use).